Greg Olsen puts Pro Football Talk writer on blast

Greg Olsen puts Pro Football Talk writer on blast

Panthers tight end Greg Olsen wants a new contract before next season. He also wants certain bloggers to shut it, apparently.

Today, Darin Gantt at Pro Football Talk had this to say about Olsen’s desire for an extension:

“So when the Pro Bowl tight end reported to camp Tuesday (#asexpected) he did his very best to calm the waters he stirred this summer. Via Bill Voth of the team’s official website, Olsen said: “I didn’t feel like it was right to add fuel to the fire and be a distraction.”

Olsen took that as a suggestion that he is in fact a distraction and took to Twitter to blast Gantt and his article.

As Gantt himself sort of admitted, Olsen is relatively underpaid compared to other top-tier players at his position. Furthermore, Olsen has never held out of camp or made a real spectacle of himself or his contract situation. Saying he wants an extension and is willing to test free agency is hardly high-maintenance diva territory.

Olsen may have done some regrettable things in college (can’t relate at all) but he has been a class act since joining the NFL and was a Man of the Year finalist.

The Panthers may or may not want to make another major commitment to Olsen, who turned 33 last month, but any doubts will have nothing to do with his character.